On Sunday, Dec 2nd 2018, the Montclair Presbyterian Church choir performed works by Dietrich Buxtehude and G. P. Telemann, accompanied by a string trio. The trio (violinists Shauna Revelli and Rich Larsen and cellist Katherine Baird) also played works by Arcangelo Corelli for the prelude and postlude.
Buxtehude, Telemann, and Corelli were three of the most prolific and influential composers of the Baroque period. Buxtehude’s “In dulci jubilo” (“In sweet rejoicing”) is an arrangement of a medieval carol with verses alternating in Latin and German. Telemann’s setting of Psalm 117 alternates brisk allegros with a solemn interior section.Corelli’s “Christmas Concerto” bears the inscription “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (“made for the night of Christmas”); it features the buoyant lyricism for which Corelli was renowned.
Many thanks to violinists Shauna Revelli and Rich Larsen and cellist Katherine Baird for their beautiful contributions to this morning’s Celebration!
Prelude: Christmas Concerto by Arcangelo Corelli
In Dulci Jubilo by Dietrich Buxtehude
Psalm 117 by Georg Philip Telemann
Postlude: Christmas Concerto by Arcangelo Corelli